(Chicago, IL) -- Seth Curry scored a team-high 20 points off the bench to help the Trail Blazers top the Bulls 118-98 in Chicago. Rodney Hood added 15 points to the win. Portland jumped out to a 59-41 lead at halftime and cruised to its fifth straight victory. The Blazers are 8-and-1 in their last nine games and have moved ahead of Houston for third in the West at 47-and-27. They will travel to Atlanta tomorrow to take on the Hawks.